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http://www.infantchart.com/index.php - this is a link to an interactive chart that can tell you where your child is in relation to the weight and height of other kids his age. You just set the "units" to US, or metric if you use those. Then you input your child's bday and weight or height. It will tell you which percentile she is in. If she's 50%, then she weighs more than 50% of kids his age and less than 50%, so he's average. If he's in the 75%, she's heavier than 75% of kids his age. If she's 18%, then she's heavier than only 18% of kids her age (so on the skinny side). It's usually only a potential concern if your child is in the bottom 5% or the top 5%. However, your pediatrician can always tell you what's ok in your particular situation - some kids are under 5% and are fine. I doubt your child falls into that category though. My daughter was only 19 pounds at 11 months. She's fine and was never off the charts.

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